COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That South Dublin County Council calls on the Irish Government Departments of Health, Justice and Equality and Children and Youth Affairs to recognise that Parental Alienation is “Substantial and sustained dissatisfaction within a caregiver-child relationship associated with significant disturbance in functioning” as coded by the World Health Organisation in the latest International Classification of Diseases version 11 and to implement recommendation 36 of the Report of the Reform of the Family Law System October 2019.

REPORT:

If the Motion is passed, a letter will issue to the relevant Minister and the reply, when received, will be circulated to the Members.